"Phantoms" at Lincoln's deathbed

[Donet D. Graves]

(11-24-2015 03:27 PM)Wild Bill Wrote:  Was it not in the Wormley House where the Compromise of 1877 ending Reconstruction in the South was ironed out?

Yes. In the media it was called the Wormley Compromise. Some scholars are claiming that the agreement was actually accomplished elsewhere but there is no dispute that a meeting was held in the rooms of one of the attendees and the compromise was discussed and that thereafter they enjoyed a wonderful meal. The hotel was one of the most exclusive in the city at the time and was the scene of many elegant events which were attended by the various Presidents and their administrations along with prominent members of Congress, international dignitaries and some of the nation's most successful businessmen.